[lbo-talk] US public opposed to "surge"

[Mr. WD]

With all the standard caveats about not paying too much attention to
polls, I'd say that while these poll numbers look mostly good, the
responses to two questions stuck out for me, and not in a good way:

5. Which comes closest to your view about the war with Iraq?

"Certain will win": 16 percent
"Likely but not certain": 34 percent

13. (Asked of adults who say the war in Iraq has    gone worse than
expected) How much do you blame for the war going worse    than
expected �� a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or not at all?

24 percent said they blamed the U.S. news media "a great deal"
28 percent said "a fair amount"

-WD

On 1/9/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> USA Today - January 9, 2007
> <http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-01-08-gallup-poll_x.htm>
>
> Most say no to Iraq buildup
> By Susan Page, USA TODAY
>
> WASHINGTON — President Bush will outline his "new way forward" in
> Iraq on Wednesday to a nation that overwhelmingly opposes sending
> more U.S. troops and is increasingly skeptical that the war can be won.
>
> A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday shows a daunting
> sales job ahead for the White House, which is considering a plan to
> deploy up to 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq.
>
> Those surveyed oppose the idea of increased troop levels by 61%-36%.
> Approval of the job Bush is doing in Iraq has sunk to 26%, a record low.
>
> [In December, Gallup reports the US public viewed invading Iraq by an
> 8-point margin; a month later, the margin has doubled to 16: <http://
> www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2007-01-08-iraq-poll.htm>.]
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